Work to quadruple the size of Mitt Romney’s La Jolla, Calif. home has restarted, a local TV station reported Wednesday.

The demolition of the existing 3,000-square-foot beachfront house and the construction of a new one — including the infamous car elevator — was placed on hold during Romney’s run for the Republican presidential nomination.

“We’re very close to being ready for a hearing,” said Matthew Peterson, a lawyer who is representing the Romneys during the permitting process. Peterson told ABC 10 News in San Diego that an environmental review of the project should be completed in the next month, and that if a a public hearing goes well, demolition could begin within seven months.